Harmony Project to Receive Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
January 24, 2024 — Harmony Project is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $40,000.
This grant will support our music education programming in our sites throughout South Los Angeles. In total, the NEA will award 958 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling more than $27.1 million that were announced as part of its first round of fiscal year 2024 grants.
“The NEA is delighted to announce this grant to Harmony Project, which is helping contribute to the strength and well-being of the arts sector and local community,” said National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. “We are pleased to be able to support this community and help create an environment where all people have the opportunity to live artful lives.”
"We are deeply honored and grateful for the generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts,” said Harmony Project Executive Director Natalie Jackson. “This grant will empower us to continue our mission of providing quality music education to the vibrant communities of South Los Angeles. With the NEA's partnership, we can inspire and uplift the next generation of musicians, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to discover the life-changing power of music."
About Harmony Project:
Harmony Project is a nonprofit that provides high-quality music instruction and social support to children year-round at no cost throughout community hubs in Los Angeles. As Los Angeles’ largest music education organization dedicated exclusively to youth from low-income families and under-resourced communities, Harmony Project envisions a world in which all students have equal access to opportunities to make music and the resources needed to thrive in college and beyond. Harmony Project’s holistic approach to student success has resulted in impressive outcomes with 97 percent of the graduating high school class accepted to a college or university during the 2022-2023 academic year.
